This course is of an applied nature and is oriented to studies in the field of creative life intensification psychology, help with the experience of crises, human potential realization and care. It may be useful for professional psychologists, for specialists whose activity involves empathy, inspiration, understanding and creating of daily life, and for all who are interested in the topic.
The main idea of the course
Genius, talent and golden mediocrity are different (perpendicularly oriented) dimensions of human existence. They should be studied coherently with their manifestations. All together they construct a space for creative life, but each taken separately provokes traumatic, devastating and exhausting forms of anxieties. Our course shows how these three dimensions manifest themselves in life and how you can fulfill your genius, abilities, talents more fully and completely.
Our Method
We critically examine the manifestations of the studied "dimensions" (phenomena), in order that by putting off all "the supposed" we could find specific and inherent meaning. The phenomenological method is to understand and express in simple terms the fundamental structure of creative activity, to express everything that was, that is and that will be important in the psychology of creative life.
Course objective
Our main objective is a phenomenological description of genius, talent and golden mediocrity as specific dimensions of human life, correction of errors and misapprehensions of common sense regarding these phenomena.
What you gain
After taking this course you will know what it is to be genius. You will see the phenomena of mediocrity and talent in a new light. You will understand these phenomena better based on our various examples. You will also be able to practice various aspects of these dimensions of creativity in your daily life.

Reviews

VC

Very insightful course. No matter what your profession is you will get great thinking and knowledge from this course!

AZ

Jan 07, 2018

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This is an excellent journey into clearer terms of your own being.

From the lesson

Genius

This week explores on the first dimension of creative life : Genius. The topic is discussed in three chapters: 1. Am I genius? (intonational stress on the word “GENIUS”), 2. I, a genius? (intonational stress on the word “I”), 3. I am a genius! (inspiring statement)
We will study phenomenology of genius, doubts about genius, and misbeliefs. We will explore on the concept of genius not only around us, in the world, but of our own genius, the genius we fulfil in ourselves. You will find the answer to the question: “Could it be true that I am a genius?”
The third chapter “I am a genius!” concludes the formal examination of genius as a mode of intensive creative life and invites you to focus on confidence in genius, on its assertion rather than on doubts, as we suggest in first two chapters. Knowing all that you will be ready to start practicing genius in your daily life.

Taught By

Олег Лукьянов (Oleg Lukyanov)

Заведующий кафедрой психологии личности

Анастасия Стайпек (Anastasia Stipek)

Старший лаборант кафедры психологии личности

Transcript

What does it mean to be a genius? Where is the point without which one genius ends? Genius includes a lot, if not everything. It doesn't exclude mediocrity and talent. You can talk about genius mediocrity or genius talents. Pushkin shows a line from Derzhavin's poem, "I'm king, slave, I'm worm, I'm god," as an epigraphs for his Egyptian Nights. To be a genius is to include a lot if not everything in your life. Genius is undefinable and inexplicable. One can only accept genius. One of Pushkin's characters, an improviser combines a wonderful talent with niggling covetousness, greatness, platitude, and destitution. The path of a genius is a way of holding different things in your life, but the holding should be changing. Should you examine yourself carefully, you will find many different and often incompatible features. On the one hand, you may see kindness. On the other hand, you may see cruelty. You may find sensibility to beauty and passion for ugliness. You may find rest and contentment and burning hunger. You may accept yourself when you meet people or feel ashamed, feel unworthy of respects. A genius is not one who considers himself ideal or absolutely good. A genius is one who accepts his unwished for features and tragic contradictions. A genius is responsible for holding and combining the good and evil in humanity. Another phenomenological characteristic of being a genius is the genius experiences laws in a special way. This is not a search he rejects or doesn't obey them. However, he creates a new language for the law. He embodies the law in a new way. In phenomenology of creativity, we understand that genius is above the law, the rules, and above everything that exists. But genius is also elementary. It is always fundamental, always real, absolute, and resourceful as in Pushkin's poem. Ask Desdemona why her whim did on her dusky moor alight as Luna fell in love with nights like wind and erne just because a maidens heart obeys no laws. A special atmosphere cannot be compared with anything appears around a genius. A genius creates special resourceful and active peace. If you concentrate, and try to feel the atmosphere or resourceful peace that you create, that will be the meeting with your genius. A genius includes in himself different paradoxes and you can find them in yourself if you look carefully. Every person creates a particular atmosphere around himself. The initiative, the contribution, and the responsibility you put into it guarantee your confidence and your understanding of exceptionality and genius of your life.

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